Forum: Pool Equipment & Operations

I just changed the seal in a Hayward 1 hp pump and now the pump I running a little noisy. No leaks and pressure is fine. Any ideas out there as to...

I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction with an issue I have with my heater. It's approx 8 years old, H100id Hayward. I haven't had...

I am a new pool owner, purchased a short-sale home, so I got ZERO info from previous owner. The pool is an excercise pool with built in Badu swim...

Hey All, Just noticed this past weekend that there is a drip coming from under my pump. Drips right around where the basket part meets the motor....

I found that my strainer basket on my pump was leaking air. Since I have 0 trees around my yard and I have a filter bag in my skimmer, I removed the...

Anyone think this filter is a piece of garbage? Any issues with it ?

When turning on my hayward super pump 1 hp, motor will humm for about 10 sec then shut off. When i felt the motor it was hot so i'm assuming that it...

Hello, Im new to the forum and have a question. I have an AO Smith Pump that was formerly a Hayward 1.5 hp superpump. The pool installer replaced the...

Hi from NC,just filled the pool and I have water running out the waste port of the valve on top of sand filter.It runs out when it is in the filter...

Is there a forum guide to installation of the Hayward

I have 2 c400 cartridges that are only a year old. After opening pool and rinsing them off, the psi was 8. Now they are at 20 even after I rinse...

Hello all....hope i can make the cut to join the forum, as I just bought a house with an inground pool and would like to manage it myself. just...

Hi -need new pump - Bought house 4 yrs ago - 16X32 In-ground pool - 4'shallow & 8'deep - Have Hayward Pro series sand filter Model S244T with 300lbs...

Do I go with Pentair? Jandy? Hayward? UGH!

is there a cheap but good sand other than special pool filter sand that one can use?

In opening my pool, I am having trouble with my fingers "clogging" up quickly...the pool is fairly clear and I have washed the fingers with muriatic...

So that I do not run afoul of the Forum's rules I will say upfront that I have no connection to the pool industry, and that this post is in no way...

I currently have a 30' round above ground pool with a Hayward power-flow LX 1.5 h.p. pump and a Dream Line high rate sand filter. The pump is rated @...

I was changing the sand in my Meteor above ground pump. After I was finished my father went to put the valve back on and couldn't get it to sit...

Hi, I'm getting an endless pool installed and was wondering if anybody had info about dehumidiers? It will be in an enclosed garage with...

I hear a random rattling sound in either the control valve or filter (Heywood sand). Any ideas? TJG

I'm currently in the process of getting bids for putting solar in for my pool. Most of the contractors are pushing Solar Industries panels, and one...

Hello - I purchased my haywood pump 2 years ago. It was working great this year until 2 days ago. We turned it off one day, and had some...

As soon as I can carve out some time I'm going to clean and inspect my filter. The pool water has slowly come around but still lots of cloudiness....

I have a 25 yo SuperPump w/1.5 single speed 3 yo motor and S240 high rate 300 lb sand filter. I fried both bearings due to leak at pump to valve...

I know the message is related to the temperature sensor. My question is this something I can replace and what should I expect to pay for replacement...

We got the water from green to less green and milky - so I think we're winning against the algae. But we noticed DE coming into pool via returns...

I think I've gone and done it now... We have a very old pool (built in the 50's) that had no skimmers. I recently had a local pool store add a...

Our pump motor just died so now I'm trying to figure out what to replace it with. We have a 30ft 20,000 gal above ground pool with a Hayward 24"...